Ashley Wagner's face does 180: Jaw drops when she sees scores

Ashley Wagner was named to the third spot on the Olympic team despite falling twice and placing fourth at the U.S. championships over the weekend.

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Ashley Wagner was on top of her game and when coming off the ice her face said it all. When seeing the judges scores, her face said it all again, but this time it was something altogether different. Wagner's skating was superb, she did the U.S. proud and she knew she did well in her Olympic debut on the ice.

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According to Fox News on Feb. 8, when the judges gave her a score of 63.10 points that pride turned to "shock" and "probably some disgust" too. Wagner deserved to wear that proud face for her performance on the ladies short program, but the one she put on after receiving the judges' scores was understandable.

Wagner did a pretty good job at containing herself in front of the millions of viewers at home and the crowds at the Olympic event. After receiving the scores, Wagner said to the media:

"I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up. ... So yeah to score that low was very disappointing for me," she said. "But honestly this performance was more for myself and mentally getting beyond this past couple of weeks. And I wanted to do everything I could to help out the team, and I really feel that I delivered on that part.''

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Roz Zurko is a freelance writer originally from Milford, Conn. Today she writes from her home at the foot of the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Her articles have appeared in magazines, newspapers and online. She has been a guest author on BBC radio and her online articles are read by more than a million people each month.